Unknown damage to Garf Bonsai

[Justfebreezeit]

So I emailed santamonica and they said the weight was just iron so it shouldn't be an issue. I'm forever a skeptic, so while I know that gfo is kind of iron rust I have a hard time believing a rusty weight wouldnt cause any issues.

That's it for now, will update if the corals get better or worse in a week or more. T

Thanks for all the replies and help everyone.

 

[Justfebreezeit]

Quick update here. I think it was the rusty weight. It got worse for about a week. Multiple white spots and burnt tips. However now its definitely recovering. Only one white spot left with a little algae on it. If it dosen't fight that off I'll put a dab of glue over it

 

[DarkSky]

Quick update here. I think it was the rusty weight. It got worse for about a week. Multiple white spots and burnt tips. However now its definitely recovering. Only one white spot left with a little algae on it. If it dosen't fight that off I'll put a dab of glue over it

Going off of the first picture, isn't this just coral warfare? You have what appears to be a monti growing into the bonsai.

 

[Justfebreezeit]

No. I'll Take a picture when I get home. The bonsai has killed back about an inch of the monti and grown right over it. The white spot started on the other side of the coral bonsai

 

[Retro Reefer]

Rusting metals will most definitely cause big issues with your reef, I just about lost one of my tanks from a rusting magnet.. after it was removed my tank recovered quickly. A poly bio marine “poly filter” will help absorb some of the contamination.

 

[Justfebreezeit]

Rusting metals will most definitely cause big issues with your reef, I just about lost one of my tanks from a rusting magnet.. after it was removed my tank recovered quickly. A poly bio marine “poly filter” will help absorb some of the contamination.

Definitely, I ran poly for 2 weeks and did a couple extra water changes and things are recovering.